Watch: Sabres' Tage Thompson posts six-point night, ties NHL record for goals in a period
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson recorded five goals in Wednesday's 9-5 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, including four in the first period to tie the NHL record.
The 25-year-old tallied a first-period hat trick, scoring at 5:32, 7:50, and 12:22, helping the Sabres break out to an early 5-0 advantage.
Thompson added a powerplay goal, his fourth of the period, at 16:40 of the first, increasing the Sabres' lead to 6-0 while becoming the first player to tally four goals in a period since Patrick Marleau in 2017.
According to the NHL PR department, Thompson is only the fourth player in NHL history to score four goals in the first period of a regular-season game, joining Peter Bondra (1994), Grant Mulvey (1982), and Joe Malone (1921).
Following Thompson's fourth goal of the game, his memorable night wasn't over. At 16:07 of the second period, Thompson blasted his fifth goal of the evening for Buffalo's seventh goal of the game.
Before Wednesday night, only Dave Andreychuk (1986) had recorded five goals in a single game in Sabres' history.
Thompson's six-point night catapulted him up the goal leaderboard from sixth to third. His 21 goals trail only Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (22) and Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson (23).
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